| Term | Definition |
| autonomous | self governing |
| belligerent | hostile |
| belligerent | nations at war |
| default | fail to make payment |
| dogged | determined |
| emancipate | free |
| flora | plants |
| fauna | animal life |
| gourmand | expert on food but overindulges |
| hindmost | farthest back |
| mania | expressive enthusiasm |
| memoirs | autobiography |
| opulence | wealth |
| prate | talk foolishly |
| residue | remainder |
| sporadic | irregulary occuring |
| thermal | having to do with heat |
| umber | earth color used in artists paints |
| adherent | supporter |
| amity | friendship |
| bloated | swollen |
| cataclysm | sudden violent changes |
| desicate | remove water from |
| desicate | drained of vitality |
| disheveled | rumpled |
| epaulet | tosseled shoulder decoration |
| gamut | entire range |
| hypochondria | person overly woried over its health |
| interim | intervening period |
| luminous | clear |
| luminous | giving off light |
| munitions | war supplies |
| pegagogue | school teacher |
| prosaic | dull |
| regale | entertain |
| supercilious | haughty |
| vitriolic | vicious |
| vitriolic | sulpheric acid |